"Beneath Still Waters" is a song written by Dallas Frazier in 1967 and first recorded the same year by George Jones, who released it on his 1968 album My Country. Country singer Carl Vaughn's version was released as the B-side to his single "Love Thy Neighbor" in October 1968 on Monument Records, before the release of Jones' album in December 1968.

In 1970, it was recorded and released as a single by Diana Trask. "Beneath Still Waters" was her second hit on the country chart, spending two weeks and peaking at number 38 on the chart.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1970) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 38
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 50

Emmylou Harris version

In March 1980, Emmylou Harris scored her fourth number one hit on the country chart with her version of the song, which was the second single from her album Blue Kentucky Girl.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1980) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 21

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 350.
  2. ^ "Diana Trask Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 152.
  4. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2021.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_Still_Waters_(song)
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